<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061209/bs_nm/congress_offshore_drilling_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061209/2006_12_09t113509_450x312_us_congress_offshore_dri lling.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=24FSENl7FUhVmCcVUCMX_g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An oil rig is seen off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico in this file photo. (Chris O'Meara/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hours before adjourning for the
year, the U.S. Congress on Saturday sent President George W.
Bush legislation that would open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf
of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling and redistribute
billions of dollars in royalties to four Gulf states.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Congress approves offshore drilling bill
(Reuters)